Gandhi ~ man of peace

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Comment by Keri Stokes on October 2, 2009 at 4:32am

Happy Birthday, Gandhi. What a beautiful site for a beautiful man. May we all walk in his footsteps. Peace be with you all. Namaste!

Comment by Percy the Dreamweaver and Son. on October 2, 2009 at 2:47am

On this special day, the World must never forget what Ghandi wanted...Peace between us all...One day his Dream will come true.............Peace........

.........................and Unity.
Peace and Harmony to Us All.

Comment by Clicia Pavan on October 2, 2009 at 12:01am

Comment by Clicia Pavan on October 1, 2009 at 10:21pm

Douglas,A beautiful text your
The real power of Satyagraha is what he called soul-force as opposed to body-force. Soul-force was produced when people adhered to certain natural laws and ways of living. The practice of non-violence was for Gandhi a core condition: ‘Man as animal is violent, but as Spirit is non-violent. The moment he awakes to the Spirit within, he cannot remain violent
The control over the mind body and soul
You get to control the pain, anger and violence
Harmony between the Earth and God, body and soul
Namaste

Comment by Douglas 'Ou-ee-ii-jay-ii' Jack on October 1, 2009 at 10:00pm

Thanks Clicia for these inspirational postings on satyagraha.

We must remember that we have no enemies but violence itself. No state nor individual self references itself as totalitarian. 'Fascism' refered to a story about 'solidarity' in which the 'fasces' meaning 'a bundle of sticks' can not be broken when they hold together. One by one the sticks can be broken. 'Nazism' refered to the National Socialist political party based in the Latin 'socio' meaning 'to associate or unite'. Gandhi understood and intelligently engaged all on the principle that all mean well, all have best intentions.

Gandhi understood as well that we are all living with scars from violence and he dialogued with others allowing for these scars to be expressed and recognised. Without expression we have no recognition and without recognition, we have no healing.

We've been incorrectly raised to believe that world history is a battle between good and bad intentions, when in reality all have good intentions. Hitler had vegetarian aspirations which avoided many meats but also fostered a hatred from the violent years and scars of the 1st World War.

Gandhi's approach to considering everyone as good intentioned is a model upon which we can rebuild human society. Gandhi took this approach further by examining every aspect of his own and community daily life in order to eliminate violence in each act and associated acts. It is not only in our causes or moments of crisis to prove we are non-violent, we can express ahisma in every movement, with every breath. How we get to our objectives is where we arrive at.

Comment by Clicia Pavan on October 1, 2009 at 8:54pm

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always. What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."
Mahatma Gandhi
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Cuando me desespero, recuerdo que a lo largo de la historia del camino de la verdad y el amor siempre ha ganado. Ha habido tiranos y asesinos y por un tiempo parecen invencibles, pero al final, siempre caen - piensa en ello, siempre. ¿Qué diferencia hace a los muertos, los huérfanos y las personas sin hogar, si la destrucción sin sentido se lleva cabo en el nombre del totalitarismo o en el santo nombre de la libertad y la democracia?

Ojo por ojo hace que todo el mundo a ciegas.

Hay muchas causas que estoy dispuesto a morir por ninguna causa, pero que estoy dispuesto a matar por ".
Mahatma Gandhi
Namaste

Comment by Clicia Pavan on October 1, 2009 at 8:53pm

2 October, the 'International Day of Non-violence

Observance of International Day of Non-Violence Pays Tribute to Gandhi
ESCAP, in cooperation with the Embassy of India, will observe the International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok. The ceremony will feature remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the ESCAP, Noeleen Heyzer, and Indian Ambassador Latha Reddy. There will also be a short film on the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi and the laying of a garland on the statue of Gandhi that resides in the UNCC.

Comment by Clicia Pavan on October 1, 2009 at 8:39pm

OCTOBER 2-2009 -- HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Sarovar witth the reflection of the Glacier behind

Comment by Chetana on October 1, 2009 at 4:15pm

Comment by Douglas 'Ou-ee-ii-jay-ii' Jack on October 1, 2009 at 12:44am

Dear Gandhi - man of peace ' iPeace group,

I offer an easy to use tool called 'Both-Sides-Now, Equal time recorded dialogues' for research, conflict resolution and contract or agreement attainment. Healing and nurturing our relationships are key to achieving peace. Each of us represents a perspective or voice of nature, life and spirit.

Like the human eye, each of us sees in two dimensions. It is in comparing or triangulating the differences and similarities between the two eyes that the human brain constructs three dimensional perception. While each of our two eyes only have 7 centimetres of separation, as individuals, families, communities and states, we have many degrees of separation from which we can understand this 3-D plus world in all of its dimensions.

Individuals are programmed by their experiences to as well resolve disputes and proactively create. The ancient art of dialectics (Socrates) is as well practiced among 'indigenous' (Latin = 'self-generating') cultures of the world, however debate / dialectics have been erased through colonialism and violence from our community practice.

It is simple for all of us to use these practices, today with a voice or video recording device and the time recording functions found on most wrist watches. When a recording (traditionally in indigenous communities in the circle of the people) is being made individuals are called to a higher self. This format can be used with or without a facilitator. We can resolve and align our resources / abilities without the expense and often the interference of professional mediators (lawyers, psychiatrists, counsellors etc.) who don't understand human strengths.

Mohandas Gandhi as a community lawyer, employed a principle of seeking the best intentions of both his allies and opponents in the courtroom. This form of formal congenial 'debate' (French = 'de' = 'undo' + 'bate' = 'the fight') allows individuals, families and communities, a way of understanding diverse perspectives and as well to create synergies among them.

If all parties in community, dispute or war held the 'right to dialogue' (typically interest or affiliate groups must first engage their members) and these dialogues are published, then no one would take up arms, for in human experience 'truth' (satya) is the far greater force (satyagraha).

'Both-Sides-Now' comes in a 2 page version. I can refer individuals to some other illustrative resources such as three cartoons by Bill Watterson, Joni Mitchell's song 'Both-Sides-Now', quotes from Plato's 'The Republic' on Socrates' dialectics and references to indigenous practices of dialogue. Just making this free and accessible process available for all, would disarm combattants everywhere and bring us peace in our time. It is important however to understand that; this violent condition we are held in, is universal and requires that all of us engage each other and learn to see 3-dimensions plus.

Email me at eco-montreal@mcgill.ca

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